Open Trust Infrastructure

Keep provenance attached to the data itself as it crosses APIs, pipelines, and models, through an open protocol rather than a vendor's log.

Provenance That Travels With the Data

Data loses verifiable context every time it crosses an API, a pipeline, or a model. MSD (Meta Structured Data) is the open protocol that keeps a signed provenance record attached to the data itself. The commercial equivalent inside the Staple product is Audit Readiness.

Two Parts

The MSD Protocol is the open specification for signed, verifiable structured data. The MSD SDK & Network is the open-source toolkit that signs and verifies, plus optional identity and trust services on the MSD Network.

Open Maturity, Stated Plainly

The open protocol and SDK are early stage. The SDK is described as early alpha on the protocol site. Staple's commercial platform is production. These are different things and we do not blur them. The code is public at github.com/msd-protocol.

Scope

This is the open provenance layer. For the audited, production capability inside the product, see Audit Readiness and the Trust Layer.

Visit the MSD Network

Explore the protocol at the MSD Network, or read the code at github.com/msd-protocol.